Catholic Public Domain Version
" Blessed is he who shows understanding toward the needy and the poor. The Lord will deliver him in the evil day. "
— Psalms 40:2, Catholic Public Domain Version
“He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.”
“He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. ”
“He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.”
“He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.”
“Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.”
“He took me up out of a deep waste place, out of the soft and sticky earth; he put my feet on a rock, and made my steps certain.”
“He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.”
Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself.
Blessed is he who shows understanding toward the needy and the poor. The Lord will deliver him in the evil day.
May the Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth. And may he not hand him over to the will of his adversaries.
May the Lord bring him help on his bed of sorrow. In his infirmity, you have changed his entire covering.
I said, “O Lord, be merciful to me. Heal my soul, because I have sinned against you.”